for the love of a landscape... Twenty years ago, back in autumn 2025, I first visited the Nice Place(TM). I've...
Early Autumn at Glen Affric
Photos from an afternoon trip to Glen Affric, my Nice Place™, in early autumn.
Autumn Holiday Day 1: The Nice Place
There's no better place to start a holiday than the Nice Place(TM), even if it does involve getting up and...
The Nice Place(TM)
It’s been a bit of a dream, a life-mission of a bucket-list item, but the other week I flew over...
Autumn at Glen Affric (2)
Having visited my favoured spot overlooking the Caledonian Forest, I proceeded up the side of Am Meallan to the well-known...
Autumn at Glen Affric (1)
For about 13 years I have been of the opinion that it has not been a year without at least...
Glen Affric: Light
We've had water, trees, a morning sunrise: now for that dash of extra magic with the most beautiful light. [gallery...
Around Glen Affric 3: Morning Sunrise
I first visited Glen Affric in September 2006, more or less 10 years ago. Not long after, I discovered the...
Around Glen Affric: Trees
Having contemplated the role of water in the landscape, the second aspect by which to contemplate Glen Affric is the...
Around Glen Affric: water
I had a short holiday at the start of last November, a few days spent in Glen Affric. There are...
Glen Affric: Landscape
Two final landscape scenes to close this series. It was a long morning spent watching the sun rise, walking around...
Glen Affric: Caledonian Forest
From wikipedia: The Caledonian Forest is the name given to the former (ancient old-growth) temperate rainforest of Scotland. The known extent...
Glen Affric: Rockery
There's an impressive outcrop of rocks (psammite and semi-pelite, looking rather like limestone) near the waterfalls in the River Affric....
Glen Affric: Mixed Thoughts
[gallery size="medium" ids="1730,1731,1732"] Sadly, it's not all good news at the glen - a few years ago, the Forestry Commission...
Glen Affric: Trees (4)
Lots of Scots Pine trees around Glen Affric. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="1724,1725,1726,1727"] Favourite Trees can be seen from near the...